vọt
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Definition
- Động từ (Verb):
- To spurt; to gush; to jet: To burst or shoot out suddenly and forcefully in a stream, often describing liquids like water or blood.
- To dart; to bolt; to shoot; to surge: To move or rise suddenly and very quickly in a specific direction.
- To soar; to skyrocket; to shoot up: To increase or rise very rapidly and sharply, often used for prices, numbers, or levels.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to spurt):
- Máu vọt ra từ vết thương. (Blood spurted from the wound.)
- Nước vọt lên từ vòi bị hỏng. (Water gushed from the broken pipe.)
- Verb (to dart):
- Đứa trẻ vọt qua đường. (The child darted across the street.)
- Tên lửa vọt lên bầu trời. (The rocket shot into the sky.)
- Verb (to soar):
- Giá xăng tăng vọt. (Gas prices skyrocketed.)
- Doanh số bán hàng vọt lên 30%. (Sales surged by 30%.)
Advanced Usage
- "vọt lên": To surge/shoot upwards. Emphasizes the upward direction of the movement or increase.
- Nhiệt độ vọt lên 40 độ C. (The temperature shot up to 40°C.)
- "vọt tới" / "vọt ra": To dart/shoot forward or outward. Emphasizes the forward or outward direction of the quick movement.
- Anh ấy vọt tới đỡ quả bóng. (He darted forward to catch the ball.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tăng vọt (Cụm động từ - Phrasal Verb): To increase sharply; to skyrocket. This is a very common compound specifically for describing rapid increases.
- Lợi nhuận công ty tăng vọt. (The company's profits skyrocketed.)
- Vụt (Động từ - Verb): To whip; to swish. A related word often confused with "vọt." "Vụt" describes a swift, cutting motion (like a whip), while "vọt" describes the resulting fast movement or flow.
- Người nài vụt roi. (The jockey whipped the crop.)
Synonyms
- Spurt/Gush: phun, bắn.
- Dart/Bolt: lao, phóng.
- Soar/Skyrocket: tăng mạnh, tăng đột biến.
Related Idioms
- Yêu cho roi cho vọt, ghét cho ngọt cho bùi (Tục ngữ - Proverb): Literally "To love is to give the whip and the cane, to hate is to give sweets and delicacies." It means true love/care sometimes involves strict discipline or hard lessons, while indulgence can be a sign of neglect. This idiom uses the archaic noun form of "vọt" meaning a cane or rod for punishment.
- Chạy vọt lên: To sprint ahead; to bolt forward.
- Vận động viên chạy vọt lên dẫn đầu. (The athlete sprinted ahead to take the lead.)